Student Opportunities

PEER Summer Internship Program for Undergraduates

The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center is offering unique opportunities this summer for outstanding undergraduate students to participate in state-of-the-art research focused on the theme of Engineering Earthquake Resilient Communities.

NEESreu 2013 Program

The NEESreu program (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) is a 10-week summer research program sponsored by the National Science Foundation for upper division undergraduate students interested in Civil, Electrical or Computer Engineering, and other fields related to seismic risk mitigation.

Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology Summer Course in Iceland

2013 brings another international graduate summer course offering in Iceland: Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology. The course deals with the nature and characteristics of strong earthquakes and their intense ground motions causing damage. Earthquake source processes, seismic wave propagation, wave amplification due to local site conditions, and structural response due to seismic waves are key elements. The course consists of: lectures, hands on projects and classroom-on-wheels, which is an educational field-trip that aims at participants experiencing first-hand the dynamic Icelandic nature with focus on earthquake zones and urban areas exposed to earthquake faults and earthquake strong-motion. The classroom-on-wheels will be a four-day trip, focusing on all aspects of earthquake engineering concern regarding the town of Husavik, North Iceland, that is located directly on the largest transform fault in Iceland. The course is tailor-made for civil engineering students but is also suited for mathematically oriented geoscience students.

  • Application deadline: March 8, 2013
  • Program dates: May 30-June 21, 2013
  • Program Location: Selfoss, Iceland
  • Program information

7NSC Bridge Design Competition

This dynamic competition will emphasize the seismic design of a bridge for it to resist shaking from an earthquake simulating shaking table during the competition! The competition is intended for undergraduate engineering students teams from four and two year colleges. What is the design challenge? Design and construct a bridge as part of a new highway system to enhance the transportation network in the San Francisco Bay Area. The objective is to design the safest bridge model with K’NEX using the least amount of material possible and constructed in the minimum time. The new bridge is an essential element of the lifeline system used to assist the Bay Area in the event of an earthquake. For this reason, the bridge must withstand a combination of static and earthquake loads with minimal damage. In addition, the bridge should be constructed in the minimum time possible to reduce costs and disruption to the Bay Area population.

  • Poster submission deadline: March 31, 2013
  • Conference dates: May 20-23, 2013
  • Conference location: Oakland, CA
  • Information on rules and team registration
  • Conference website

Liu Huixian Earthquake Engineering 2013 Scholarships

The Huixian Earthquake Engineering Foundation (China) and the US-China Earthquake Engineering Foundation (USA) are pleased to announce the 2013 Liu Huixian Earthquake Engineering Scholarship Awards. The Foundations expect to award ten scholarships this year. Applicants must be students pursuing a Master's or doctoral degree in earthquake engineering or a closely related field, enrolled in universities and research institutes in China, the US, and Singapore, or are enrolled in member-organizations of the Asian-Pacific Network of Centers for Earthquake Engineering Research (ANCER).

Civil engineering students are asking…

To intern or not to intern? That is the question discussed in the newest issue of ASCE's Student eNews. ASCE President David Mongan, P.E., F.ASCE tackles this topic. Graduates can read about ways to jump-start their civil engineering careers. Read ASCE's student newsletter for the latest on career prospects, academic planning, and industry news.

National Societies' Scholarship Information

One aspect of professional engineering societies is to encourage young students to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies in engineering fields. Therefore, these national organizations offer scholarships and provide information about other national/regional scholarships for students pursuing degrees at US colleges and universities. For more information, please visit these Societies' scholarship sites.